Glass-handling mechanism.



l A. L. BINGHAM.

GLASS HANDLING MEGHANISM. v APPLICATION IvILED DEO. 2, 1907. BENEWED JULY 28, 1909. 1,100,345.

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A. L. BINGHAM. GLASS HANDLING MEGHANISM. APPLIOATION FILED DB0. 2. 1907. RBNEWED JULY 2g, 1909.

1,100,345, Patented June 16,1914.

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witneow g1/wanton A. L. BINGHAM.

GLASS HANDLING MEGHANISM. APPLIOATION FILED Dna. 2, 1907.l Msrmwvnn` JULY l23,1909.

1,1 00,345. l. Patented June 16, 1914.

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1,100,345. l Patented June 16, 1914.

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l GLASS HANDLING MEGHANISM. 4 APPLICATION FILED DBO. 2, 1907. EENEWED JULY 28, 1909.

1,100,345, Patented June 16, 1914.

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UNITED sTATs rATENT oFFIGE.'

'IIIUFACT'UBLING ConrA'NY, or MUNCI'E, Inbreng' A coarom'rron or' INDIANA.

emssinmprme"aannemen? specincanon of Letters Patent.

PatentedJ une 16, 1914.

Application ledbecember 2, 1907, Serial No. 404,260. Renewed VJuly 28, 1909. Serial No. 509,975.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, ALvAH L. BINGHM,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Muncie, in the county of Delaware and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glass-Handling Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to produce a mechanism by means of which a glassforming machine may be operated in conjunction with a glass furnace or pot in such manner that a continuous stream of .molten glass may be permitted to flow from the furnace and that stream at times to .flow` directly into the mold.l or other formin device of the machine, an interrupter eing provided to intermittently engage the continuously flowing streamandsever it into desired portions, the -arrangement being such thatthe molten metal is not materially cooled in its passage 'from the furnace to the forming device.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention as adapted for and applied to an automaticblowing machine, such as is shown in Patent 817,745 issuedV April 17, 1906. Figure 1 is a side elevation of such a machine equipped with the interrupter portion of my device; Fig. 2 a plan ofsaid machine and a-furnace of proper form to deliver thereto; Fig. 3 a front elevation of the furnace; Fig. 4 a vertical section, on

an enlarged scale, of the ihterrupter, the adjacent delivering portion Qfthemelting furnace and a portion of a press mold .1n

receiving-position; Fig. 5 an under plan of theadjustable delivery pfort 0I the furnace; Fig. 6 an elevation of the interrupter, its operating mechanism, and al receiving mold vin receiving relation therewith, the cut-oft' disk and operating mechanism therefor being shown lin position immediately prior to a 'cut'.of actuation of the cut-off disk; Fig. 7 a planet the parts shown in Fig. 6.; Fig. 8 a sectional detail'showiiig the cut-oli -disk advancing through severing position to interrupting position; Fig. 9` asimilar detail showing the cut-oii plate in interrupting position; Fig. 10 a vertical :sectional detail of a modified form of delivery structure" for the melting furnace, the interrupter and rece-living. press mold-being .also shown fin .vertical section; Fig.- .f11 1a front. elevation,

on a smaller scale, of thbs'e parts 'f 10 cured to, or formedA integral with y is an annular series -of -ratchet teeth 28 which 'illustrate the moaned delivery strncture.

In the drawings I havel shown, withoutl much detail, an automatic' blowing machine of the type illustrated in my patent above mentioned, but it will be understood that lmy invention may be readily applied to many different forms of glass-blowing or glass-molding machines either partially or entirely automatic in their operation.

In the drawings, 10 indicates the main frame of a blowing machine supported upon suitable Icarrying wheels 12 so .that it can be readily shifted into and out of coperative relation with the furnace.

The machine illustrated comprises a horilzontallyrotatable table y13 carrying a plurality of blow molds 14C adapted, in the illustrated construction, to be automatically opened and closed and adapted to coperate with a corresponding plurality of press molds 1-5 automatically shifted into and out of coperative relation. thev blow molds and contained press molds/ is a presser head 16 carrying a plurality of press plungers 17. Also cooperating with vthe press molds in succession, subsequent to the withdrawal of the ress mold and o eration of the presshea is a blow hea 18.

-The press head (except the cross-head) has been` omitted from'Fig. 1 `for the sake of clearness of illustration of the present invention.

vIn the illustrated machine the table 13 is'A rotatably .journaled upon a central standard 20 upon which the blow arm 21` is seicured, and for convenience I have mounted the major portion of my present device, i. e.,

'the interrupter, uponfsaid standard. `Said interrupter is lcarried by an arm 22 clamped Cooperating with l upon standard 20 in order that the parts supported thereby may be brought into coopera-tive relation with the receiving molds y14s-15-` Journaled in arm 22 is a shaft 23=which carries upon its lower end a cut-off disk or plate 24; which', in the prsent, inf.

stance, is provided with six openings or perovati'ons 25 each of which at its upper end isA provided with a cut-olf ring 26. The openings Q5 are .separatedl by an amount substantially equal tot-heir diametersv so .as

form a series of glass supporting portions the.' ur ose of whichwill appear.

A naled upon arm 22,-concentric with shaft 23 and the annular series of teeth 28, is an arm 30 carrying a pawl 31 adapted to engage teeth 28. Pivoted to the outer end of arm 30 is one end of a link 32, the opposite end being pivoted to a slide 33 having a pin 34 (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6) which lies within a cam slot 35 carried by a reciprocating cam plate 36. Plate 36 is connected to a sliding rod 37 provided with a pair of adjustable strikes 38 and 39 extended into the path of movement vof a finger 40 carried by the cross head 4]. of the plunger head 16. Cross head 41 is reciprocat'ed by means of pitman 42 connected to crank arms 43 of a shaft 44 driven in any suitable manner from the main drive shaft 45. Arm 22 carries a pawl 46 adapted to engage the ratchet teeth 28 and prevent reverse rotation `of the disk 24.

The outer end of arm 22 is bifurcated and the ends are provided with a pair of inwardly projecting .lingers 50, 50 which take into longitudinal slots 51, 51 formed in the opposite sides of an open-ended guard 52. The guard 52 is open from end to end vertically and rests upon the upper face of disk 24, being held down upon said disk by a spring plate 53, the container being -free to reciprocate vertically on fingers 50 and thus maintaining a close it to prevent glass getting between the disk and guard. At the lower end of the central bore of guard 52 I provide a cut-ofi' ring 54 to eooperate without-off rings 26 of disk 24, and the guard is so arranged upon arm 22 that openings 25 of disk 24 may be successively brought into register with the bore of the guard, so as to aford a clear passage lthrough the guard and the disk int-o the receiving press mold 14, 15 the portions 27 of disk 24 being brought successively beneath the bore of the guard, so as to intermittently close the bottom thereof. In view of the fact that molten glass sticks tightly to iron when the iron is too hot, it is advisable to cool the guard, and lfor that purpose I surround the central bore with a cooling chamber 55 provided with suitable outlet and inlet pipes.

Table 13 is, of course, rotated step by step sok as to bring the several molds successively into position beneath guard 52. so as to receive the direct' stream of glass through the guard.

Any suitable means `may be provided to V cause a continuous stream of molten glass lto iow through the guardI 52 but I prefer the arrangement. shown in Figs. 2 to 5 inclusive; In this arrangement the furnace 60 is elevated abovethe Hoor which supports the machine and is provided with an overhanging Adelivery-chamber 61 through the bottom of which is formed a delivery passage 62, said passage continuing downward through the supporting plate 63. Slidably mounted in suitable guideways 64 on the bottom of plate 63 is a valve Plate 65 provided with a notched end 66 adapted to cooperate with the discharge passage 62 so that the effective area of discharge opening from the furnace may be conveniently adjusted in size. The valve plate 65 may be adjusted by any suitable means but a satisfactory means is that shown in Fig. 5 wherein the valve plate is carried on the threaded end of a rotary shaft G7 journaled in the bracket 68 adapted to be readily attached to one of the supporting bars 69 of the furnace 60, and provided at its outer end with an operating wheel 70. Any suitable means may be used to drive the forming machine but it is desirable that a driving means be provided which can be readily controlled as to its speed, and for this purpose a convenient means comprises an elect-ric motor 71 having a rheostat 72 in its controlling circuit.-

The operation is as follows: Vhen the glass in the furnace has reached a proper state of fluidity, valve 65 is opened and a stream of glass permitted to iow continuously from the furnace, this stream approximating the size to deliver the desired quantity. The machine is then rolled into position where the guard 52 lies immediately beneath the discharge opening of theI furnace so that the stream of molten glass may pass therethrough freely so long as an opening 25 of plate 24 is in register with said guard, and the stream of glass passes down through the guard into a press-mold 15 in receiving posit-ion therebeneath. The quantity of molten glass which is allowed to pass into a press-mold is readily adjusted by an adjustment of the valve plate 65, or an adjustment of the speed of the motor and consequent speed of the machine, or a combined adjustment of the two., the quantity of glass iowing into a given mold being dependent upon the Size of the outlet, the fluidity of the glass, and the speed of operation of the machine. By the time a desired quantity of glass has passed into the mold, shaft 44 has been turned to a position where finger 40 has come into engagement with strike 39 so as to shift cam plate bring ,the recently .filled press-mold into alinementwith one of the plungers of the press-head 16 so that lwhen said plunger descends there will be a pressing operation on the molten vglass 'in' the press-mold. `Vhen said plunger descends linger 40' will be brought into engagement with strike 38-and thus cause a 'downward movement of cam plate 36.

place there is a short period when one of the spaces 27 of disk 24 closes the lower end of the guard 52 and the continually flowing stream of molten glass from 'the furnace therefore piles up upon this portion of the disk 24, but this is a comparatively short portion ofthe time and as soon as cam plate 36 is moved downwardly another comp ete reciprocation of the ratchet arm 30 `is produced and plate 24 is advanced through another one-twelfth of a revolution so as to bringa new opening of said plate into register with the guard and at the same time a new press-mold has been brought into receiving position so that the molten glass- 25 drops into said press-mold and continues to flow thereinto until the next upward movement of cam plate 36,' whereupon the operation is repeated.. The length of time whenthe stream of glass is flowing upon and beA i ing arrested by the disk 24 is comparatively short and the glass which comes into contact with said disk is only a small portion of'the entire quantity which'passes into the mold and consequently this lsmall portion, al-

though slightly cooled by its contact with While this movement is takinge disk 24 and perhaps the walls of the guard,

'becomes reheated by the comparatively` large additional quantity o f fresh hot glass which flows directly through the guard and Q-enters 'the mold without preliminary contact with anything. As a consequence, it is possible to getv the glass into the mold in the very best possible condition. l;4

In the modification shown in Figs. 10 and I `11, the furnace 80 is provided with an outlet passage 81 in its side, said outlet passage continuing through a -face plate'82. i

Mounted outside of the.. face plate 82 is a valve plate 83 having a passage 84 adapted to be brought more orless into register with the passage81 in plate 82, and also provided with a delivery spout 85. Plate 84 may be shifted by means lof a screw 86.` The passage 81 being substantially horilzontal, the molten glass would flow from spout 85 in a curved path and, in order to cont-rol the movement I arrange adjacent the normal path of flow, a delector plate 87 hinged atV its upper 'end to brackets 88 and provided with an operating lever 89.

The deilector plate, 87 may be provided with a cooling vchamber 90, -if desired. In the operation of this form, the machine maybe a substantially stationary one and the guard 52 arranged in the normalg'fiow line, the deline of flow of a stream from a glass fur- Hector plate 86 being used more or less, or preferably not at all, in the normal oper-Y ation of the machine. 1f for any reason, ,howeverfit be desired to stop the flow into the machine temporarily,the deector plate 87 can be vswung to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 10, so as to thusdellect the stream away from the guard and allow the glass to flow toa waste pot or receiver.

In opera-tion the action of the machine is automatic in all respects excepty the withdrawal of the completed articles, and thereyfore but one operator is necessary, this operator controlling the outflow of glass from the fur-nace, the speed of the machine, and

withdrawing the niShedprOduct when the jmolds reach/the point X, Fig. 2, where they are automatically opened to permit such withdnawal.

I am aware that it has heretofore been proposed, notably in Patent` 836,287, to Brookfield, to deliver molten glass from the furnace in a continuous stream, and after separating said stream into successive portions, to deliver said portions to press molds, but'inthat device the stream of glassv isdelivered into a temporary 'receiver or' measuring vessel and separated into desired portions and subsequently delivered from said measuring receptacle to successive press-molds.l In such construction the measuring vessel must necessarily be kept fairly. cool, as otherwise the glass will stick to it, and when the measuring vessel is kept suiicientlr cool the entire portion of glass to be su sequently operated upon in the press mold is subjected to the cooling influence of the lmeasuring vessel, and I therefore'do ynot claim such a construction. In my present construction, however, a very Vconsiderable proportion of the glass which enters in any 'particular mold streams directly from the furnace into the mold and is not touched at all by anything before its deposit in the mold. y

I claim as my invention:

1. In a glass machine, the combination, of a plurality of receiving molds, an openended guard adapted to be arrangedv in the nace but independent ofI said furnace, means for bringing thevmolds successively beneath said guard whereby the glass stream may flow therethrough into a mold, and means independent of the molds for intermittently severing the glass .stream as i it passes through said guard. i

2. In a glass machine', the combination, of a )lurality of receiving molds, an openeneled guard adapted to be arranged in the lille of flow of a smaller stream from a glass furnace, means for hri'ngingthe molds successively beneath said ard whereby the glass stream may flow t erethrough into a mold,v and means independent of the molds for intermittently closing the lower end of vsaid guard and serving the glassstream.

rotating said plate step-by-stepl in synchronism with the means for bringing the molds into successive receiving position to alternately open and close the lower end of said guard and intermittently sever' the flowing glass stream.

4. The combination witha glass furnace having means for discharging a comparatively small stream of molten glass in condition for pressing or blowing operations, of a movable mold carrier, a lplurality of molds thereon and'arranged to be brought successively into osition to directly receive the stream of molten glass, and a cut-oil device arranged between the furnace outlet and the molds and separated from both, said cut-oft' device compris-ing a guard through which the glass stream normally flows without filling the same transversely, and a shearer cooperating with the said guard to intermittently sever the glass stream.

5.. In a glass handling machine, the combination of arotary moldcarrying table, a plurality of niolds carried thereby, a cut Off plate arranged above the plane of the molds, means for intermittently moving said cut off plate, anopen-ended guard resting upon said cut olf lplate and cooperating therewith,

meansl for yieldingly urging said guard down upon the plate, and means for holding said guard against movement with the plate. 6. The combination with a glass furnace having adjustable means for discharging a comparatively small stream of molten glass in condition for pressing or blowing operations, of a movable mold carrier, a plurality7 of molds thereon and arranged to be brought successively into position to directly receive the stream of molten glass, and a cut-off de` vice arranged between the furnace outlet i and the molds and separated from both, said cut-off device comprising a guard through which the glass stream normally flows without filling the same transversely, and a shearer coperating with the lower lend of said guard to intermittently sever the glass stream and form a temporary retainer for the oncoming end of the stream within the guard.

7. In a glass handling machine, the combination of a rotary mold carrying tablc, a plurality of molds carried thereby, a rotary cutoff plate arranged above the plane of the molds and provided with a plurality of perforations and intermediate spaces, means intermittently moving said eut oif plate, an open-ended guard resting upon said cut off plate and cooperating therewith, means for yieldingly urging said guard downy upon the plate, and means for holding said guard against movement with the plate.

8. In a glass handling mechanism, the combination of a rotary mold carrying table, a furnace arranged to deliver a depending stream of glass directly into the molds of the mold table, means for rotating the mold carrying table to bring the molds successively into glass receiving position, an arm arranged above the table, a shear member movably mounted upon said arm, a vertical tubular guard mounted upon said shear member and arranged in vertical alinement with the receiving position of the molds and in position to permitthe depending glass stream to How therethrough, and verticallyyielding laterally-restraining interlocking members carried by the arm and the tubular guard.

9. In a glass handling mechanism, the combination of a rotary mold carrying table, a furnace arranged to deliver a dependingstream of glass directly into the molds of the moldtable, means for rotating the mold carrying table to bring the molds successively into glass receiving position', an arm arranged above the table, a horizontally-disposed rotary multieperfo'rated shear member movably mounted upon said arm, a vertical tubular guard mounted upon said shear member in vertical alinement with the receiving position of the molds and in position to permit the depending glass stream to flow therethrough and to intermittently register withithe perforations of the shear member, and vertically-yielding laterallyrestraining interlocking members carried by the arm and the tubular guard.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Muncie, Indiana, this 27th day of November, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and seven.

ALVAH L. BINGHAM. [ns] Witnesses:

MORRIS L. HAGEMAN, F. C. BELL. 

